China Gifts J-10 jets to Sri Lanka

[Lankan Ranger]

China Gifts J-10 jets to Sri Lanka

According to the Chinese friends in Beijing, China gifted 12 J-10 jets to Sri Lanka.

Yesterday China Briefed Sri Lanka regarding J-10 jets

Chinese officials with Sri Lanka President & Sri Lanka Air Force Chief.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

J-10

 

[tanlixiang28776]

New or used?

 

[justanobserver]

Usual unsubstantiated news by Sri Lankan

 

[Lankan Ranger]

New or used?

New One’s, Deliveries expected in 2012

 

[tanlixiang28776]

New One’s, Deliveries expected in 2012

Any sources?

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Usual unsubstantiated news by Sri Lankan

China earlier gifted 6 F-7G jets to Sri Lanka

Now J-10 jets coming……..

This is related to China & Sri Lanka

 

[CardSharp]

New One’s, Deliveries expected in 2012

Not unreasonable. The WS-10's would be in full production by the (the current chokepoint)

 

[yjs14]

HA~~~

What is your opinion???

 

[tanlixiang28776]

12 j 10s with weapons, training, and infrastructure would cost half a billion dollars.

 

[CardSharp]

12 j 10s with weapons, training, and infrastructure would cost half a billion dollars.

Soft loan maybe?

 

[tanlixiang28776]

Soft loan maybe?

Well then its not a gift.

 

[CardSharp]

Well then its not a gift.

Nooo I never thought it would be, but China often provide credit to purchase it's arms to friendly nations.

 

[tanlixiang28776]

Nooo I never thought it would be, but China often provide credit to purchase it's arms to friendly nations.

Good, because I don't think giving out half a billion dollars worth of arms to a country for free is smart.

 

[CardSharp]

Good, because I don't think giving out half a billion dollars worth of arms to a country for free is smart.

The United States does it. The Egyptians, Israelis and probably others receive billions of dollars in arms every year. Those are straight up "military aid".